'New' ALS gene destabilizes neuron's structure and chokes off its nucleus How mutation in brain cell leads to ALS and offers path for drugs Date: August 20, 2023 Source: Northwestern University ...

A new study has revealed how HIV squirms its way into the nucleus as it invades a cell.

A team led by scientists at Northwestern University has discovered how paraspeckles, a landmark (condensate) found in the ...

Cancer cells are notoriously flexible, taking on new features as they move around the body. Many of these changes are due to ...

New research from Professor Guillermo Ameer’s team shows how a shape change of a cell’s nucleus can trigger regenerative signals and improve implant performance.

Advanced light microscopy techniques are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in ...

Origin-recognition complex (ORC) plays an unexpectedly broad role in the regulation of human cell gene expression, according ...

There are only so many ways to cram DNA into a cell’s nucleus, a study suggests. A cell’s complete genetic blueprint, or genome, is densely packed into chromosomes, condensing meters of DNA ...

The production of D-2HG creates a bridge between mitochondrial dysfunction and the mechanics of the cell nucleus, an unexpected form of cross-talk that changes how we think about adaptation in ...